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100 counties
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| Rank | County | Population | Income | Home value | Unemployment | Degree+ | Life exp. | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wake County | 1,178,653 | $105,768 | $461,300 | 3.1% | 57.2% | 81 yrs | Open |
| #2 | Mecklenburg County | 1,154,681 | $87,005 | $406,800 | 3.7% | 49.2% | 78.8 yrs | Open |
| #3 | Guilford County | 547,940 | $68,642 | $259,900 | 4.2% | 39% | 76.2 yrs | Open |
| #4 | Forsyth County | 389,977 | $67,165 | $250,400 | 3.8% | 38.5% | 75.8 yrs | Open |
| #5 | Cumberland County | 338,545 | $61,291 | $199,200 | 4.5% | 27.8% | 72.9 yrs | Open |
| #6 | Durham County | 332,353 | $82,316 | $389,400 | 3.2% | 55.2% | 79.2 yrs | Open |
| #7 | Buncombe County | 274,360 | $74,436 | $391,800 | 4.3% | 45.9% | 77.4 yrs | Open |
| #8 | Union County | 250,958 | $102,900 | $417,300 | 3.2% | 40.5% | 78.5 yrs | Open |
| #9 | Cabarrus County | 236,133 | $89,005 | $354,800 | 3.4% | 37.9% | 77.2 yrs | Open |
| #10 | New Hanover County | 235,229 | $75,166 | $387,800 | 3.3% | 45.4% | 77.6 yrs | Open |
| #11 | Gaston County | 234,881 | $67,478 | $266,000 | 3.7% | 26.5% | 73 yrs | Open |
| #12 | Johnston County | 234,263 | $83,384 | $305,600 | 3.1% | 28.9% | 76.5 yrs | Open |
| #13 | Onslow County | 207,906 | $68,148 | $236,400 | 3.7% | 26% | 74.1 yrs | Open |
| #14 | Iredell County | 196,544 | $81,419 | $321,400 | 3.3% | 34.1% | 76.6 yrs | Open |
| #15 | Pitt County | 177,193 | $58,188 | $208,900 | 4% | 33.8% | 74.9 yrs | Open |
| #16 | Alamance County | 176,893 | $65,651 | $241,500 | 3.6% | 28.7% | 75.4 yrs | Open |
| #17 | Davidson County | 172,954 | $64,172 | $219,100 | 3.7% | 21.7% | 73.3 yrs | Open |
| #18 | Catawba County | 163,573 | $67,864 | $241,600 | 3.6% | 26.1% | 73.9 yrs | Open |
| #19 | Brunswick County | 152,568 | $77,024 | $349,800 | 4.1% | 34.7% | 77.1 yrs | Open |
| #20 | Rowan County | 149,875 | $65,725 | $238,400 | 3.5% | 23.3% | 72.7 yrs | Open |
| #21 | Orange County | 149,678 | $90,089 | $459,500 | 3.2% | 61.8% | 81.6 yrs | Open |
| #22 | Randolph County | 146,348 | $61,022 | $197,100 | 3.5% | 17.9% | 72.9 yrs | Open |
| #23 | Harnett County | 139,150 | $71,287 | $246,200 | 3.8% | 24.5% | 74.6 yrs | Open |
| #24 | Wayne County | 118,652 | $59,733 | $178,700 | 3.7% | 21.7% | 73.2 yrs | Open |
| #25 | Henderson County | 118,484 | $68,187 | $351,400 | 3.2% | 36.5% | 77.4 yrs | Open |
| #26 | Robeson County | 116,902 | $41,978 | $94,500 | 5% | 14.7% | 67.9 yrs | Open |
| #27 | Moore County | 104,876 | $86,080 | $351,400 | 3.4% | 41% | 77 yrs | Open |
| #28 | Craven County | 102,612 | $65,873 | $231,600 | 3.6% | 27.5% | 73.6 yrs | Open |
| #29 | Cleveland County | 100,991 | $58,534 | $200,000 | 4% | 22% | 72 yrs | Open |
| #30 | Nash County | 96,216 | $62,426 | $191,000 | 4.5% | 22.1% | 73.5 yrs | Data row |
| #31 | Lincoln County | 92,716 | $80,016 | $321,000 | 3.3% | 28.3% | 76.2 yrs | Data row |
| #32 | Rockingham County | 92,131 | $57,053 | $168,600 | 3.9% | 17% | 71.9 yrs | Data row |
| #33 | Burke County | 87,795 | $58,592 | $185,400 | 3.6% | 21% | 74.2 yrs | Data row |
| #34 | Caldwell County | 80,536 | $56,425 | $192,200 | 3.5% | 18.8% | 72.4 yrs | Data row |
| #35 | Chatham County | 80,151 | $94,317 | $446,200 | 3.1% | 48.9% | 79.9 yrs | Data row |
| #36 | Wilson County | 79,290 | $56,423 | $186,000 | 5.1% | 21.7% | 72.6 yrs | Data row |
| #37 | Franklin County | 74,386 | $74,240 | $284,300 | 3.3% | 27% | 76.3 yrs | Data row |
| #38 | Surry County | 71,425 | $55,656 | $177,600 | 3.3% | 20.4% | 73.7 yrs | Data row |
| #39 | Carteret County | 69,148 | $72,322 | $333,300 | 3.4% | 34.5% | 75.6 yrs | Data row |
| #40 | Wilkes County | 65,935 | $51,721 | $168,800 | 3.8% | 16.9% | 73.7 yrs | Data row |
| #41 | Lee County | 65,816 | $65,387 | $240,200 | 3.5% | 21.3% | 73.7 yrs | Data row |
| #42 | Pender County | 65,550 | $80,396 | $299,000 | 3.3% | 30.6% | 75.7 yrs | Data row |
| #43 | Rutherford County | 64,930 | $51,410 | $201,800 | 4.4% | 21.5% | 71.9 yrs | Data row |
| #44 | Stanly County | 64,651 | $60,704 | $242,400 | 3.1% | 19.9% | 74.1 yrs | Data row |
| #45 | Haywood County | 62,662 | $61,912 | $279,200 | 3.6% | 29.5% | 74.6 yrs | Data row |
| #46 | Granville County | 60,877 | $71,111 | $247,700 | 3.5% | 25.2% | 75.6 yrs | Data row |
| #47 | Sampson County | 59,470 | $52,432 | $150,700 | 4% | 16.2% | 72.7 yrs | Data row |
| #48 | Watauga County | 55,123 | $51,693 | $358,900 | 3.5% | 48.1% | 79.4 yrs | Data row |
| #49 | Lenoir County | 54,919 | $45,143 | $120,500 | 3.9% | 16.3% | 70.9 yrs | Data row |
| #50 | Hoke County | 53,835 | $64,912 | $219,300 | 4.3% | 23.5% | 72.7 yrs | Data row |
| #51 | Columbus County | 50,140 | $49,442 | $146,000 | 4.4% | 14.6% | 69.7 yrs | Data row |
| #52 | Duplin County | 49,335 | $55,148 | $137,400 | 3.3% | 17.6% | 73.8 yrs | Data row |
| #53 | Edgecombe County | 48,736 | $51,265 | $125,100 | 5.2% | 17.5% | 70.5 yrs | Data row |
| #54 | Halifax County | 47,675 | $45,590 | $106,200 | 5.2% | 16.1% | 70.4 yrs | Data row |
| #55 | Stokes County | 45,139 | $62,969 | $196,700 | 3.4% | 18.2% | 73.7 yrs | Data row |
| #56 | McDowell County | 44,817 | $57,168 | $171,100 | 4% | 18.1% | 74.3 yrs | Data row |
| #57 | Beaufort County | 44,499 | $58,357 | $192,700 | 3.7% | 21.2% | 73.7 yrs | Data row |
| #58 | Davie County | 44,122 | $75,057 | $253,900 | 3.3% | 27.3% | 76.4 yrs | Data row |
| #59 | Jackson County | 43,771 | $55,815 | $284,700 | 3.6% | 31.1% | 76.3 yrs | Data row |
| #60 | Richmond County | 42,344 | $44,883 | $127,800 | 4.1% | 16% | 68.7 yrs | Data row |
| #61 | Vance County | 42,322 | $50,465 | $161,500 | 4.5% | 17.2% | 70.1 yrs | Data row |
| #62 | Pasquotank County | 40,834 | $66,589 | $234,600 | 3.8% | 27.6% | 73.8 yrs | Data row |
| #63 | Person County | 39,542 | $63,300 | $213,900 | 3.4% | 19.3% | 74.8 yrs | Data row |
| #64 | Macon County | 37,941 | $59,061 | $251,900 | 3.3% | 27.9% | 75.4 yrs | Data row |
| #65 | Dare County | 37,875 | $88,994 | $460,400 | 4.1% | 43.2% | 78.2 yrs | Data row |
| #66 | Yadkin County | 37,574 | $62,932 | $181,200 | 3.1% | 17.5% | 73.6 yrs | Data row |
| #67 | Alexander County | 36,412 | $65,354 | $211,800 | 3.7% | 16.7% | 74.1 yrs | Data row |
| #68 | Transylvania County | 33,691 | $66,184 | $373,600 | 3.5% | 40% | 79.1 yrs | Data row |
| #69 | Scotland County | 33,590 | $45,730 | $114,900 | 5.2% | 16.6% | 69.5 yrs | Data row |
| #70 | Currituck County | 30,601 | $93,511 | $378,800 | 2.8% | 30.9% | 77.1 yrs | Data row |
| #71 | Bladen County | 29,566 | $42,422 | $135,100 | 4.9% | 19.5% | 70.3 yrs | Data row |
| #72 | Cherokee County | 29,562 | $53,628 | $232,300 | 3.8% | 24.2% | 74.2 yrs | Data row |
| #73 | Ashe County | 26,950 | $56,866 | $243,100 | 3.1% | 25.9% | 75.7 yrs | Data row |
| #74 | Montgomery County | 26,007 | $57,766 | $161,700 | 3.9% | 19.2% | 72.3 yrs | Data row |
| #75 | Caswell County | 22,404 | $59,755 | $164,500 | 3.6% | 17.9% | 74.4 yrs | Data row |
| #76 | Anson County | 22,289 | $47,302 | $148,600 | 4.4% | 9.9% | 70.4 yrs | Data row |
| #77 | Madison County | 21,867 | $58,531 | $284,600 | 3.9% | 32.2% | 74.7 yrs | Data row |
| #78 | Martin County | 21,644 | $48,578 | $109,700 | 4.1% | 16.7% | 71.1 yrs | Data row |
| #79 | Greene County | 20,486 | $53,244 | $117,400 | 3.1% | 12.2% | 74.9 yrs | Data row |
| #80 | Hertford County | 19,908 | $45,537 | $119,200 | 4.3% | 16.6% | 72.2 yrs | Data row |
| #81 | Polk County | 19,891 | $67,758 | $315,000 | 3.3% | 36.2% | 76.5 yrs | Data row |
| #82 | Yancey County | 18,797 | $58,709 | $243,100 | 4.1% | 25.1% | 76 yrs | Data row |
| #83 | Warren County | 18,795 | $50,638 | $154,200 | 4.7% | 18.9% | 73 yrs | Data row |
| #84 | Avery County | 17,680 | $61,428 | $265,800 | 4.3% | 25% | 75.9 yrs | Data row |
| #85 | Bertie County | 17,170 | $48,750 | $98,500 | 4.9% | 19% | 72 yrs | Data row |
| #86 | Northampton County | 16,931 | $50,086 | $114,500 | 4.5% | 17.9% | 72 yrs | Data row |
| #87 | Mitchell County | 14,992 | $57,602 | $220,100 | 4.4% | 24.2% | 74.1 yrs | Data row |
| #88 | Swain County | 14,013 | $52,349 | $207,000 | 3.5% | 21.4% | 67.3 yrs | Data row |
| #89 | Chowan County | 13,836 | $53,864 | $235,800 | 3.4% | 25% | 74.4 yrs | Data row |
| #90 | Perquimans County | 13,244 | $67,917 | $231,700 | 3.8% | 21.7% | 73.7 yrs | Data row |
| #91 | Pamlico County | 12,390 | $59,717 | $216,800 | 3.8% | 25.4% | 73.8 yrs | Data row |
| #92 | Clay County | 11,610 | $56,971 | $278,400 | 3.3% | 31.8% | 76.8 yrs | Data row |
| #93 | Alleghany County | 11,174 | $47,172 | $214,800 | 3.8% | 23.6% | 77.3 yrs | Data row |
| #94 | Camden County | 10,927 | $91,078 | $337,100 | 2.8% | 28.6% | 75.9 yrs | Data row |
| #95 | Washington County | 10,812 | $41,813 | $125,900 | 4.5% | 14.8% | 71.2 yrs | Data row |
| #96 | Gates County | 10,376 | $66,333 | $170,800 | 3.4% | 10.9% | 74.6 yrs | Data row |
| #97 | Jones County | 9,302 | $59,641 | $130,300 | 3.6% | 19.8% | 72.4 yrs | Data row |
| #98 | Graham County | 8,072 | $49,684 | $170,600 | 3.5% | 17.6% | 74.5 yrs | Data row |
| #99 | Hyde County | 4,592 | $53,713 | $124,000 | 5.6% | 14.7% | 77.9 yrs | Data row |
| #100 | Tyrrell County | 3,423 | $41,685 | $164,500 | 4.9% | 13% | 76 yrs | Data row |
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